Accepting My Blindness | A short film
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2017
- I've always had bad vision and was born with it actually. I've been visually impaired my whole life but only recently did I become legally blind. It's been a challenge to open up about it. While I've mentioned my poor vision before I've never gone into it in more detail. It's something I've actually been rather afraid of talking about in the past. Things have changed quite a bit for me lately as far as that goes and I've become much more accepting of my eyesight and I'm hoping if you or someone else you know is going through something similar vision related or not that it can help out a little bit.
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Well told Juan! Thanks for sharing!
+James Rath hey you’re welcome James. You’ve definitely helped me out a lot. Thank you so much for watching and I’m hoping you continue to inspire and educate more people with your videos and films.
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You and I had the same issue with having just enough remaining vision left to trick us into thinking we're not "Really" Blind. I have struggled with that all my life. It was 3 months ago where I was formally diagnosed as legally blind with some remaining vision. I, tonight, lost the remainder of that vision unless I am sitting down. It's still not great vision, but I'm glad to at least have that. When I stand up, my eyes must be closed or I will fall over, my sight is that unusable now. I have a lot of fear going into this even though I have been practicing for when this happens.
It's very much a tricky thing when your eyesight tricks you into thinking your vision isn't that bad when it really is. I'm glad to hear that you've been doing your best to anticipate the moment your vision would start to lessen, but it's true that when it happens it's a different feeling.
Currently the vision in my right eye has declined to where I can't see detail with it and it wasn't like that a few years ago. So having to make that adjustment is a bit difficult knowing that it won't improve but then again I've done my best to prepare myself for any further sight loss.
It may be life altering and coming to terms with it will vary from person to person so take the time you need to process everything at your own pace.
This is incredible, Juan! I was actually watching it thinking "Wow, his films are so brilliantly shot. You'd never think he was legally blind," and then you addressed how you didn't want that to be the thing you're known for, and I get it. But seriously, the stuff you make is incredible so I think if people ever refer to you as "The Blind Filmmaker," then I'd just roll with it because your stuff is already at if not above the general filmmaking standard of RUclips anyway. I'd see the label as more of a compliment, because people are impressed with what you're capable of doing in adversity and whatnot.
+Jessica Spencer actually you bring up a great point as to why I made this video. It was also to embrace that identity as a filmmaker who can’t see well. So yes I’m not just accepting g my blindness but also accepting that label as part of my identity. Thank you for everything you said Jessica.
I'm so happy for you! I'm legally blind too and completely blind in my left eye.I do admit I need a little more motivation in my life and need to except the fact that I'm never going to see good again or maybe nothing at all one day. Thanks for your story.
Thank you for that. It can be tough at times to still make those adjustments. It’s all about adapting, but sometimes the road can be bumpy in places. Best of luck on your low vision journey.
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Will you tell 80 of your subscribers to look up a RUclips channel called Jacqueline Andrews?
Well said! I was born legally blind and walked “the gauntlet “ amongst sighted people….i barely got a driver’s license but I did and worked for 35 years in printing…I made half pay of what my male counterparts (even though I am a college grad) because 1. I’m a woman 2. I was legally blind and I did good work but wore thick glasses and was the recipient of snide remarks …however I am the daughter of a career Naval officer and I put each one in their place…I didn’t take it quietly either….after many years as my vision got so bad I had to stop driving…then Blind Services declared me blind and I became home bound…but that didn’t stop me…I am 72 years old…I live alone and I run 25-30 miles a week up and down my mile long driveway with my Rott…the key is this..some advice my old Dad told me…DO IT … DON’T WORRY ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE SAY …. BE YOURSELF AND TELL THEM TO F*CK OFF IF THEY DON’T LIKE IT 😊
Sounds like you’ve definitely made the proper adjustments throughout your life, and I’m glad to hear that you’re doing what you can and not being bothered by what others may think. Keep on keeping on.
I totally get the whole ‘on denial’ thing but I’m glad that other youtubers have helped you accept your disability! EMBRACE YOUR ILLNESS😇 I can see how it may be hard to be a film maker but you should be proud of yourself!
Thank you so much for that and for watching the video. Yeah it was such a barrier for me to say that I can’t see well because that tends to go against everything someone who makes films and videos does. It’s awesome to connect with other youtubers who are also visually impaired.
This is amazing. Thank you for opening up! The illustrations were a really nice touch too!
+A little bit of Monika Thank you and it’s always scary opening up. I wanted to mimic a little bit the videos of a channel called DSLR Guide. He has some illustrations in some of his videos too.
The guilt of not being blind enough. I understand. Keep going
Your story really resonates with me. It's so similar to my own as a musician living in China. It's a struggle, but I'm so inspired by the culture and sounds I find here that it pushes me to be creative and not let my blindness stop me from traveling and making music. I've been legally blind for a few years now and started using a cane about a year ago. It's been a challenge to accept myself and I'm not fully there yet. I often don't feel blind enough when I'm walking around and others see me using my cane. I've even had people mutter to each other that I'm faking it. Hearing your story as a fellow creative really inspires me to keep doing what I'm doing, and not let other people's misunderstandings define who I am. I recently 'came out' as legally blind on my channel and it's a huge weight off my shoulders, because now I'm free to talk about it openly and not have to pretend to be someone I'm not. It's so nice to see someone else who understands the struggle =)
I’m glad that the video resonated with you and that it’s helping you in your own journey a little bit.
I know it can be tough when one is legally blind because we are in an awkward middle ground where we can see, but we also can’t.
Keep on being creative and keep doing what you do.
This was so well done and professional and beautiful! I know this will help so many people, thank you for opening up. Always a treat to see your filmmaking style! Sometimes I get upset about my prescription getting stronger and stronger every year (just had my contacts bumped up again) but try not to think about it. Wishing you all the best!!
+MissGlamBAM oh wow I wasn't aware that you wore contacts. How much has your prescription changed over the past few years? Thank you for saying that you hope the video can help someone out. I hope so too.
Thank you. Very inspiring short film. I'm 60 years old now. I've had several serious threatened apathy for many years and unfortunately it has encroached into my central line of vision and both eyes created adjusting at such a late late age to this serious it is vision impairment which most likely I believe I am legally blind blind is very difficult. I've exhausted all treatments.. This should be challenging. Thank you so very much for your video.
This was brilliant Juan. I am so inspired by this and proud of you for making it. You are an incredible filmmaker - I love how you put this together. Your creative vision has great clarity... your eyes may struggle, but your mind is sharp. Keep making great content, always :)
+Tortor Smith thank you Tortor. I’ve wanted to give this mixed format a try. I really like it actually. Mixing in some animated stills and cinematic shots with sky down video footage thankfully worked out well. Thank you for the kind words too. Highly appreciated.
This video is so genuine and I love that you allowed us to see this side of you. You are awesome, thank you for sharing!
+Irina Simion thank you so much. I really had a bit of a hard time in making this one because I’d never gone into that much detail about my eyesight before. At the same time it’s a relief to finally get that out and not worry so much about it anymore.
This is a great video for anyone who doesn't know what being legally blind means or entails. I heard about it a lot growing up, but then it stopped being talked about. Glad to know you've embraced it and aren't letting it hinder you. And you're right: it doesn't define you. Keep on rocking with making videos.
+HonestlyKaren thanks Karen. I really want to keep making movies and videos for as long as I can and for life if I’m lucky to succeed in doing this. It was more nerve racking to tell you guys in video about this than it was when I finally felt comfortable with being like this. We shouldn’t let one trait or flaw define us entirely and I’m glad you liked that part of what I said in the video 😊
Life is full of challenges, some feel greater than others but we have to get through them. Thanks for posting a great video. Subbed!
Hey thank you so much for the comment and for subscribing. Glad you enjoyed the message of the video. Life definitely throws obstacles in our way. A lot of times when we least expect them.
thankyou for having the courage to speak up like this; i'm also legally blind and i related so much to your words and video... thankyou so much for sharing again. i felt the same way with "i'm not legally blind enough" and i didn't know how to explain it well until i watched this.
Thank you for saying what you said. It really was tough to say all this when I was making this video. It’s been a year now since it was posted and ever since it’s really made me think about my eyesight differently. I’m really glad it’s helped you out too. Reading comments like yours are what helps me with making more videos as well. It’s very motivating to read comments like yours so thank you.
I must have missed your previous videos where you mentioned your vision. I think it's amazing that you're still able to make videos and that you're such a visual person. I hope you continue to keep making great content and to accept yourself :)
+Alice Red thanks Alice. Actually those earlier videos have been from months to years ago so this is still new info for a lot of people. I am limited at times from filming but I do what I can if I have the chance to film something.
I'm sure you'll help someone out there. You're doing amazing things despite this obstacle, you're a hero
+BarknoorZ that's what I'm hoping happens. I'm hoping this can help someone out that might be going through the same thing.
Juan, excellent film! I appreciated hearing about your coming to terms with your blindness and how it makes you a better film maker. Keep up the excellent work.
+Tom Mills thanks Tom.
Very well done jc! Very inspiring . I think its important to outline you’re a legally blind youtuber for sure! How you put this together and gained the skill and patience to actually make content like this- which is so so important to highlight, because it shows us that we are capable of achieving whatever we want even if it takes a little more effort :)
Thank you. Making videos has gotten a bit slower for me due to my vision, but it's true that I have to do the work a bit slower. Either way though, I still do my best to get them out there. I think that's what we can do. Just do our best and keep on living our lives with the knowledge and skills that can be picked up with some training.
always inspiring
Love this! I think a lot of us who slowly lose our vision all go through that phase of denial and wanting to hide our visual impairment. I totally relate! Now that I am a mom, and doing RUclips videos, I am at a place where I am more at peace than ever! Thank you for this video because it really resonates with me!
Thank you. That means so much to hear that. It was tough to look inward and put things out there but to hear that it resonates with others like you makes it worth it.
I love the way you time a story. It's so beautifully put together!
Thank you Chriss. I’m really happy with how this one turned out.
I really want to do more filmography style videos. I love it!
I hope this video can make others feel better about themselves. Good job, Juan! Seriously.
+notsarah I’m hoping so too. It can be hard to go through something like this but those youtubers I watched showed it’s not the end of the world.
wow man - thanks for opening up about this.... one thing is for sure it certainly hasn't effected your ability to make a stunningly professional video on youtube - no way this will take away from your skill and talent it just shows and encourages others to push through their hard ships.... you're brilliant man!
+Austin W Studios thank you so much for the kind words man. It does get a bit irritating in having to take a bit longer to make videos and films but I have to realize that it’s going to be the case. Was really nervous about this one because I had mentioned in a previous video about my vision but nowhere near what was mentioned here.
I'm sure this story will definitely inspire someone who wants to do what you do, Thank you so much for sharing you story with us💙
+HeyMickey! I'm hoping it does help someone out. Thank you for watching and for the kind words.
Dear Juan! I have a ton of respect for you. I totally like your style of film making and your brilliant mind shines through all what you say. A joy to listen and to watch. Just go on doing what you do. It is great. Eager for the upcoming. Subscribed.
Thank you for that and for subscribing. I really liked the style of this video and I really want to do more videos like this.
Such an emotional video. Thank you. Your style to convey this message is so moving. I hope that my future videos have a 10th of your style. Great video. Im so glad Im subscribed to you.
+U Do It thank you for the kind words.
Right on. :) Thanks for opening up about it and sharing your journey of acceptance
It was definitely a very tough thing to talk openly about. Glad I was able to put that behind me.
That was beautiful and super impressive. Proud of you!
+KathLady I really like this format actually. I'm definitely exploring this format again soon.
Very nicely done! Thanks for sharing! And the production was prefect. I’m very impressed. 😄👍
+James Redwine thanks James. I’m glad you liked it and thanks for the kudos on the production.
Love this! I can relate. I also used to feel really insecure about being legally blind, and I didn’t want anyone to know. I’ve really felt like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders when I started talking about it on RUclips, And I hope it’s had a similar effect for you
It really has felt like a lot has been taken off my shoulders after making this video. It’s actually helped me meet other visually impaired youtubers like yourself 🙂
as your talking about your vision it made me look around my room and just really think how i can see everything clearly and how great it is that i can see clearly and made me think of everyone who cant. thumbs up for opening up about your disability, it takes a lot to share weakness' :) also making films and sharing on youtube and seeing the response is a great feeling good or bad because then you can see how it affected the watcher :)
+ashley thomas it’s interesting what you said. As much as it can be hard for someone to picture how not having good vision is like it’s the same the other way around. I’ve never had 20/20 vision and I can’t picture how it would look like. I’m glad you can see details so well and definitely take care of your eyes.
well i dont have 20/20 vision but it is interesting to think the other way around to :)
+ashley thomas ah ok. Oops. I just assumed you did after describing your vision.
This is inspiring Juan. The fact that you are making movies is amazing.
+Shavinism thanks for watching my friend and for the kind words. It's inspiring that you continue to follow your acting dreams and they're starting to become true. That's very inspirational in its own right.
Congratulations on getting through your long cane training and welcome to the club. It,s an achievement to be proud of and there's never a time in your vision journey that;s too early to learn, Hope for the best and prepare for the worst is how my trainer put it,
It’s definitely never too early or too late to learn. Thank you and hey I’m part of the club now 🙂
I really enjoyed your video and I have a lot of similar feelings about dealing with my vision. Thank you for making these videos I will be watching more
I’m glad to hear that the video resonated with you. It can be tough to go through vision loss and yeah I still have my bad days. Hoping you enjoy my other videos as well.
This is such an empowering video! I am sure opening up will help inspire others and make them feel not so alone too! Amazing work here, Juan! :)
+Jenna Storms I really appreciate it Jenna. Thank you for liking the video. I’m also hoping it can help someone out.
Wow outstanding film! The production really captured the emotion of your story and message. This really was an eye-opener
+Kebar 2.0 Hehe I saw what you did there with the "eye opener" 😊 Kidding. Thank you for liking the short. I was hoping the mix of text, illustrations, talking to the camera and the other shots wouldn't be too confusing. It doesn't seem like it was.
JC5 Productions LOL pun wasn't intended. The versatilty of different elements made it interesting...not confusing at all, blended well!
This is fascinating and motivating. The fact that you push on and work hard towards your dream despite such a huge obstacle is just so inspiring! Seriously all the best man, you truly deserve so much more attention on your work!
Also, beautifully shot and edited as always, mate :)
+OliverQ Films thanks Oliver. I’m hoping my work gets more attention as well. Even though it’s not at the moment I’m still wanting to keep the quality up on the content. Thanks for the kind words friend.
Yeah definitely!
I'd suggest advertising anywhere that's appropriate, and maybe even doing editing jobs for local businesses etc, that's what I'd like to start getting into sometime soon.
It's scary how competitive the media industry is but it's best to just do your best, have fun and get yourself out there! Looking forward to seeing what you've got lined up for the future man, and I'm still up for that collab whenever you wanna give it a shot!
This was very brave if you to talk about. Thank you for sharing with us
+The SharifiLife thanks Andrea. Your own short film about anxiety served as a bit of inspiration for this video.
JC5 Productions aww that’s so cool!
Thank you so much for sharing your story! You are an inspiration!
Thank you for watching, and I hope the video helped in case you or someone you know is currently going through sight loss.
Hi. Thx for shearing this video with us all.
I was registered partially sighted in 1978 and was registered severely sighted (blind) in 2014.
I struggle with my eye sight when i am out and need the help of a guild but i think it’s about time I started to use the long cane. I am in denial i no i am and don’t want to admit defeat but watching your video has mad my mind up. Its time to get my life back. Thx again and keep up the good work
First of all thank you for liking the video. Second of all this has been the second time my day has been made due to a comment. As a video creator it’s such a huge thing to know something you’ve made has made some sort of impact on someone. It’s these kinds of comments and feedback that keep me and other creators going and staying motivated so thank you very much for saying what you said 😀
I appreciate your videos so much but especially this one and ones like it. I am an artist with RP. I am still kind of in the RP closet with 1 foot out. I am super apprehensive about coming out with it. Y’all sharing your journey has helped. I don’t know anyone with RP thank you and the RP show and a few others I follow 🥰🥰
Thank you so much for that. It can be tough to mention your sight loss for the first time, and I’m glad that the video along with other creators’ content is also helping you out.
I am not a professional artist by any means. I would love to be but I am not. I work in a factory full time to pay the bills. I didn’t want to misrepresent myself
That was great! Thanks for sharing.
Hey thank you so much for watching the video.
Juan, this is a great video! I am so glad to know you!
Thank you. Actually this was r the video that changed the direction of my channel. I wasn’t focusing on my visual impairment until I uploaded this video. So this can be considered a major turning point for me on RUclips.
I am SO proud of you!
+Dory's Stories 💙 thank you Dory.
Raw, honest and very interesting. Thank you for sharing your story
+Team BBB thank you for that 😊 It was a bit nerve racking to be honest like that but now that the video is posted I'm pretty relieved and even relaxed a bit about it.
It was a little tough to watch as my condition (Jayne from TeamBBB) is getting worse, so for now i can still walk some, and i can still open the toys on our channel but i fear for the future. I have a joint condition. So felt the pain of accepting im disabled but im getting there, as i get worse i suppose. So just thank you, its a great video!
+Team BBB Im sorry to hear about your joint pain. A disability with pain is so difficult to deal with. How much has it worsened for you over time? Is there a way to keep the pain to more manageable levels or is it something beyond your control?
Incredible. Everything you've felt I have also felt after a vision loss journey. I had a retinal detachment -- just one eye, 9 months ago. I was in my late twenties. I'm learning to use a white cane soon (I lost field so I miss trip hazards now). Anyway, this journey has been really difficult for me and I have been in denial (and so have others). This is really helping me feel less alone while I wait for my vision loss support group and O+M training. I especially relate to your feeling "not blind enough" to accept the label. I am in a really weird position where the field I have is 20/30 but I'm missing enough that I could benefit from a cane and it's very confusing. I'm low vision, not legally blind but I feel a lot of the same things you feel. Anyway, thanks for sharing and I'm excited to watch more of your art. I love visual arts and I think that my vision loss has actually produced interesting light artifacts etc in my visual field, so it is not all bad from an aesthetic or perceptual perspective. Anyway, thanks again.
I truly appreciate your words and it’s a difficult thing to go through when you’re losing some vision. That not feeling blind enough thought is going to continue to keep showing up, but just remember that you’re doing O&M for a reason. You’re going to a support group for a reason. Every time I have that thought of not feeling blind enough I think to myself, “Ok, so how well would you do without your cane, assistive technology, or anything else then?” Then I realize that while I may not be totally blind, I’m blind enough to need all of this. Best of luck and thank you for the kind words.
Very inspiring! Keep up with the awesome work.
Thank you so much for the kind words 🙂
What an empowering film
+JessaJay thank you Jessa 😀 I’m hoping this can help a few people.
You are an amazing man and your perfect just the way you are. Plus very handsome in your glasses. We all have issues we don’t admit. Thank you
+Robert Klier thank you. Although I have to say I do t like how I look with glasses because the lenses make my eyes look very small.
Very inspiring, you explained it really well and I enjoyed your short film.
I also have retinitis pigmentosa, I was diagnosed at the age of 11. Im 38 years old now it’s bad but I still have some detail and I depend on my phone and glasses most times.
I’ve always wanted to do a film on my life being blind because I also enjoy making videos and shooting photos too.
After watching your videos it’s inspired me to come out of the shadows and actually make one. I wanna share my story and portray it the best I can.
Thank you for the motivation Juan, really appreciate it. I Look forward to seeing more of your content.
I don’t actually have any videos related to blindness on my channel yet just random videos I’ve put together on free time.
Great work!, love the movement & awareness for our blind community.and you sharing your story. Keep it up Juan
God bless & Stay safe.
Glad to hear that the video has gotten you to want to give it a go with videos of your own. I say go for it. Especially since no two blind people are ever going to have the same story, so it would be great if you shared things from your perspective. Means a lot to read what you wrote too.
Wow, you are fabulous. Well done
Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for watching.
This is very inspiring!
+Emma Dillon thanks Emma. Hesitated a bit to post this one.
I need a new prescription. I hate getting them, because I adjust and then I need a stronger prescription. It has been that way since 9 years of age. I thought I understood my prescription, but you set me straight on that!! Great video!!
+CincyPlasmaTech oh man. Do I ever know the feeling of getting new glasses with a higher Rx and that adjustment period is HORRIBLE. Everything looks so tiny at first. Ugh I still hate it lol.
How did I set you straight with your prescription if I may ask? We all have our own unique eyesight.
I'm a bit nervous now because I'm trying to remember what I said and I hope I didn't say anything wrong. If I did say something that seemed to come off as wrong I'm sorry about that 😕
Just the numbers...no big deal until I order glasses online!
Great video , when we accept our condition's it makes us stronger in my personal opinion... wishing you much #Peace #Love and #Respect
It can definitely make one stronger or even just at ease with things. Not saying it’s easy after that but things become more manageable after that.
The real difference with you as a filmmaker, Juan is not your eyesight it's the fact that make videos that have a real value and purpose. Well done my friend :)
+Driving Me Crazy thank you so much Dennis. I was actually pretty caught by surprise with your comment. I'm always looking to improve but I'm glad to hear that I'm getting through to you guys. The comments I've gotten so far have been amazing and touching.
Amazing and Beautifully shot
+Danthedon thanks man 👍
Thanks for sharing dear
dude this is amazing so inspiring 😀🙂
+Introverts Hideaway thank you bro. It was a bit scary to post this one but I do feel so much better after posting it.
Why so many people receive so many undeserved likes and this artist so few! It's so unfair.
I’m a blind youtuber as well and I know exactly what it feels like because it’s what I’m going through right now. Long story short, I could play pc games like sonic and sims one day and 3months after buying a gaming laptop, I suddenly couldn’t play my games or make my videos the way I knew that I could do the day before.
Even now I just can’t handle the fact that I’m going blind faster than before, knowing that today I can see something and tomorrow I can’t anymore.
How do yo live with this?
It’s torture.
Thank you for watching by the way. While my vision is slowly decreasing it hasn't decreased at your rate that you're describing for yours. I actually would be having trouble as well if I was trying to adjust to your situation. I'm sorry that it's causing a lot of emotional strain and frustration for you. Is your vision still decreasing or has it slowed down at this point?
Well, It's hard to tell but, I was able to see the changes because of what happened to objects in front of me. Looking at a wall and seeing red pink and such passing my eyes, like someone's holding a prism, reflecting the light onto the wall. Flashes of light also makes me jump in the middle of the night. Losing details such as being able to see small wall tiles and not seeing even those anymore, Not being able to look at a group photo anymore because I would get confused as to who's where or even being able to pick myself out of the group, not being able to make out where's people's eyes, missing parts in a video that I should be cutting out, getting frustrated with a video program that isn't screen reader friendly and not being able to read the button with magnifier or finding it with the program to click on it.
At this point the doctors said that they can't give me stronger glasses anymore and that really hurt . Knowing that I won't be able to get stronger glasses, seeing how things change around me, just because I can't see them anymore, having to stop using programs that I was so use to or having them removed because it's not updated anymore.
Technically I should now be totally blind however, my eyes's still trying to hang on to the little sight that I have left. I have glaucoma and more than half of my retina's totally shot, not working, dead and only a few strips are still trying to work. They say that it's not as healthy as they use to be so, I don't even want to know how much time I have left before all go's to hell.
I want to do things the sighted does, making videos, playing my games and creating things with animation programs but, they aren't blind friendly and so they frustrated me to no end, leaving me in tears when I get to frustrated with the lot.
Guess you know what I'm talking about?
I can understand a bit with what you're going through. I can't wear contact lenses anymore because they're not strong enough for my eyes now. That's one thing I worry about too with my glasses as well possibly happening later on.
I'm also fearful on what would happen if it starts affecting ny my sight to where I can't film and edit as well so I can definitely empathize with what you said there. There's always a way though. Perhaps someone can film and edit for you?
Have you watched the RUclips channel by a fellow RUclipsr named Derek Daniel? His channel is called Life After Sight Loss. I think his videos could help you out with what you're going through. They've helped me out a bit as well.
Well, I do most of my videos on my own. My mom would help by putting the camera in the right place and then I'll do the rest.
I'm going to try and make more videos soon that would show how I live as a blind person in South Africa and what I do to keep my self busy. Thanks for the channel, I'm going to check it out. You can message me if you have any questions.
I’ll definitely message you to chat some more. Feel free to message me on my Facebook or Twitter if you want.
Very well told. Thanks for sharing! and i love that production! What do you use to edit?
Thank you for liking the video and for liking the production value. Those film school classes have paid off for me I guess lol. I use Final Cut Pro X to edit with a lot of help from the Mac’s Zoom feature.
And you have beautiful eyes!!!
+Daethaqt3000 thank you. As long as I'm fully awake that is. I got told several videos back that I have the stare right through you gaze. Which can be both good and bad. Still not sure.
wow didnt know you were blind. such a creative motivational video! Keep up the great work :)
Yeah it’s one detail I tried to keep hidden for a long time because I was pretty insecure about mentioning it. Thank you 😊
JC5 Productions oh your welcome :)
Nicely done, Juan!
+xingcat thanks Patrick.
You cut your hair?!!!?
Good job
I’m legally blind and I have a stable brain tumor and I’m 15 in the 9th grade and I use a iPad in class to see the tv to take notes and use PDFs for class work
How long have you had that tumor? Are you able to turn your notes into PDFs from your iPad? What classes are you taking?
I have had the tumor for since I was 6 weeks and I’m 15 now God is good and I email my teachers my school work and I’m in the ocs program and I’m going to be a apple genius when I graduate don’t don’t let nothing or nobody stop me
You may be slowing me down, but I won't let you stop me.
Yes.
Well done, brother.
+Colin Bloodworth I couldn't help but recall your own eye problem that you had. How did that affect your videomaking?
That's a great question, actually. Before it happened, I was right-eye dominant. So any viewfinder work I did was shifted the the left, which was super uncomfortable for a while. It seems like a tiny thing, but it was a big adjustment. I also couldn't see fine detial with both eyes open, so I was constantly closing my right eye. It really didn't hurt my editing any since I was so close to the screen. I'm super lucky mine was a temporary thing, but it lends me a vantage point into what you go through that not many other people may have.
Thanks for asking, I appreciate you.
+Colin Bloodworth yeah I was curious about that. That's a pretty major adjustment from shifting focus from one eye to another. Ah you did the close one eye gesture to see finer detail too huh? I'm all too familiar with that one 😊
Hey I can very much relate, have RP too and found you by searching youtube for some inspiration. Molly Burke helped inspire me, I started my channel a few weeks ago and I like yours! I do vids on what I know, sports and NFL mainly. Anyway, symptoms really hit six years ago, no driving, reading (without cctv), and like you my right eye is very poor and it's mostly my left I rely on which of course I am told will stress it. Gonna keep going though. I like your music in your vids! Will stay tuned.
Hey thank you so much and I’m glad to know you started your channel. Will have to check it out since I’m a pretty decent sports fan myself. So yeah you got my attention when you said that lol.
@@JuanAlcazar Haha, cool! It's funny how RP hits ppl differently and that itself shapes our path in ways we couldn't predict. Your channel rocks I was able to check more. Ya I just put a new vid last night and trying to hit 100 subs so if you'd like....I"m just sayin haha! Until next time! Chris
I understand what you are saying I have Lebers Congenital Amaurosis. I am the legally blind cross country runner, and a lot of people think of me as the blind girl, but I do everything like everyone else even with my disability. I find it amazing that you have the courage to tell people.
Thank you so much for the kind words. It really did take me a long time to publicly come to terms with my disability. That’s awesome that you’re a cross country runner by the way. How long have you been running for?
Three years.
Nice. It’s always a great thing to run into (no pun intended) other blind/VI individuals who are working out or are doing sports.
Hey guy I understand where your coming from I had the same issue my vision has gotten worse to and embrace my blindness as well and use a cane now.
I’m going to eye surgery on both eyes at different dates and there’s a chance I could see better or worse I’m just happy that I have you guys to lean on have an awesome day today ok😢
Thank you, and best of luck with your eye surgeries. Hopefully they went well.
Hey Juan, I just watched this video now and for a minute there I felt as if I have been looking in a mirror...
Oh interesting. In what way? I’d like to hear more about this actually.
Hi Juan, because I can relate to a lot of what you said and have had similar experiences and I think the same eye problems. Your life experiences has made you more I nsightfull and your videos bring out the fact that you have a better and deeper understanding of life and the world in General. Therefore I appreciate your videos and stories.
🙂that was great to hear. Not just what you said about myself but the fact that all this is helping you out and putting things into perspective for you as well. Kind words that are appreciated but I also hope that things keep improving for you and don't let your vision problems change who you are and what you can do.
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Good show dude. You live in a constant state of bokeh. :)
+Joe Scott 😂 yeah. It's like my focus ring got stuck there. Curse that shallow depth of field. Wish I could switch to wide angle eyes.
I also have vision challenges. One tip: I wear contacts and glasses at the same time. It works for me.
+walter weyerman I'm glad that strategy has worked for you. What is it that you have? Just curious since it's so interesting how everyone with vision loss has their own unique way of seeing things. If i didn't have my peripheral vision problem or not being able to see well in low light it would work well for me too 😕
What about lasik eye surgery or refractive lens exchange ?
Actually I was told a while back that LASIK wasn’t an option for me. I haven’t heard of the other one though. I’ll admit that I’ve adjusted to doing things with my current vision so I’m pretty accustomed to the things I do and which phone and computer settings I now use.
It is sad when you find out that you are blind.yes it do take time to get used to it I know
I think for me there was more denial than sadness since it’s been a slow and gradual thing for me but still it can be jarring.
Accepting it has been quite a liberating thing for me. Granted I’m not saying I’m wishing I was like this. I’ve just decided to take the cards I’ve been dealt and play them the best I can.
I am proud cane user!
I’ve definitely embraced using the cane now. I’m glad to hear that you’re a proud cane user.
pls send me your links for making film in pakistan on night blindness
I’m sorry. I don’t completely understand what you mean.
Can you please repeat that again?
what's your glasses prescription now? I'm-25 both eyes and I'm afraid of progressive myopia
I haven’t had myy prescription checked in a while to be honest. Although I can say that even with glasses I can’t have my vision be corrected to the point where I’m not legally blind. I can stil wear glasses to make things less blurry and all, but they’ll never fully correct my vvision to where it used to be.
Correction from my previous comment. I have had my vision checked in the past year. It’s just that at this point I know that my vision can’t fully be corrected, so I pay little attention to what my prescription is. So that’s why I originally said I have’t had it checked in a wile. So, no, not true about not getting it checked recently.
realy \ly like that
Hey man just subscribed to your channel
Hey thank you for subscribing. Hoping you like the content that you see on here.
Do you think another reason why you didn't want to identify with that label is because what you said is actually true... My sentiments as well, that because I can see, I'm not blind! It's a government label and I don't find that it's doing any of us any good... I live in Canada where the organizations that are in place are really just ways to keep people segregated and keep money in the pockets of the founders... A little off topic but yes I definitely take issue with the B word and also low vision which doesn't really make a lot of sense. Also there are people who are super farsighted but can't see up close... Why don't they get the b word label? Sorry if this is coming across the wrong way... cameras for the win! I describe my own vision as very high ISO ... still figuring out what other descriptors to use so the general public gets a better idea when they ask what I can see.... ugh ;-p
I like the very high ISO setting description btw. Makes it so much easier for me to visualize. Oh and no worries btw. You just wanted to fully describe your thoughts.
To answer your question from the first sentence I didn’t feel like I was “blind enough”. Yes I can’t see detail at a certain distance and can’t see well at night and low light so yes by law I am considered legally blind. I just think Blind shouldn’t be labeled only for the totally blind but also for everyone with vision problems and you bring up a good argument about folks who are very far sighted. I don’t have a problem using the word. I just think people have to educate themselves a bit more about this.
@@JuanAlcazar do you know where the legality originated? Why aren't people legally crippled or legally deaf?
Similar to my story
I’m hoping you were able to relate to it. What are the similarities of your sight loss journey if I may ask?
@@JuanAlcazarI was diagnosed with RP in 2017 age of 38 central vision is good but periphal isn't. Been told I will gradually loose all my eye sight . I was driving for 22years was told to stop . So it's a challenge using public transport in the UK.
A laser surgery does not help in your case?
+simon M unfortunately not. I was told early on that laser surgery wasn’t even an option for me. The reason for that is because What I have seems to go pretty far back into my eye. Besides I’m not sure laser surgery can fix peripheral vision. I could be wrong though.
Well. People are always Discovery new things about vision problem, to try to fix. Thanks god to the glasses. Good video.
I think you have Rp
Actually I do have RP. I made this video before the diagnosis was official, so at the time I wasn’t 100 percent sure, but at least it’s nice to now know what condition I have.
did your parents have nearsightedness or rp or any other eye condition ?
My family does have a history of vision problems, but I don’t think I’ve heard of anyone else in my family having something like RP.
@@JuanAlcazar thank you for your reply. both parents? what about siblings ? and at what age did your nearsightedness start ? I think scleral contact lenses can be made for your prescription. They are different than normal soft lenses but they are very comfortable and are used mostly for irregular corneal conditions like keratoconus, post cornea transplant etc...
I haven’t heard of those lenses, but as far as soft lenses go, they don’t make contact lenses that go up to my prescription. I used to wear some when my vision was better.
I haven’t heard of those lenses, but as far as soft lenses go, they don’t make contact lenses that go up to my prescription. I used to wear some when my vision was better.
I haven’t heard of those lenses, but as far as soft lenses go, they don’t make contact lenses that go up to my prescription. I used to wear some when my vision was better.
-10 and -16 = me 😢😭😢😭
How long have you had low vision?
you are an inspiration.
+Jared Koons thanks my friend 😊